Rock Swings

Anka, Paul

Anka, Paul / Rock Swings
Genre: music4me > Pop > Pop
Format: CD Album
Released: Tue 20 Sep 2005
Catalogue Number: 605606

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Description:
Edition contains two live tracks not available on the U.S. version.

CD contains 2 bonus tracks.

Swing versions of classic rock tunes, performed by an old-school easy-listening crooner? It's not without its precedents; don't forget that Pat Boone, for one, made a surprisingly popular heavy metal album a few years earlier. And against all odds, Paul Anka's ROCK SWINGS is neither a novelty album (though the format undeniably bears novel appeal) nor an ill-starred culture clash.

Spandau Ballet singer Tony Hadley always seemed closer to Sinatra-style vocalizing than rock & roll rough-housing, so his band's signature tune "True" fits right in with Anka's approach. The dreamy, melodic elegance of Billy Idol's "Eyes Without a Face" and even Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun" allows them to be adapted to a big-band style with grace. Van Halen's "Jump" gives Anka room to display his playful side; here, as on the rest of the songs, it's his rock-solid pipes and confident phrasing that carry the day, pushing the expertly crafted arrangements into a place where they not only accomodate the unlikely source material, they redefine it.

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Track Listing:

1.  It's My Life - (Studio)
2.  True - (Studio)
3.  Eye of the Tiger - (Studio)
4.  Everybody Hurts - (Studio)
5.  Wonderwall - (Studio)
6.  Blackhole Sun - (Studio)
7.  It's a Sin - (Studio)
8.  Jump - (Studio)
9.  Smells Like Teen Spirit - (Studio)
10.  Hello - (Studio)
11.  Eyes Without a Face - (Studio)
12.  Lovecats - (Studio)
13.  Way You Make Me Feel - (Studio)
14.  Tears in Heaven - (Studio)
15.  Jump (Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival) (Bonus Track) - (Studio)
16.  Smells Like Teen Spirit (Live at the Monteal Jazz Festival) (Bonus Track) - (Studio)

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